"...that they may all be one. As you, Father, are in Me and
I am in You, may they also be in Us, so that the world may
believe that You have sent me. The glory that You have
given Me I have given them, so that they may be one, as
We are one, I in them and You in Me, that they may become
completely one, so that the world may know that You have
sent Me and have loved them even as You have loved Me."
(John 17:21-23)
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About Us
| A Lutheran Church in the Evangelical Catholic Tradition |
| A Lutheran Church in the Evangelical Catholic Tradition |
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Christ Lutheran Church is "a Lutheran Church in the Evangelical
Catholic Tradition" - what does that mean?
Today, on a global perspective, all Christian churches generally fall
into one of three groups: Protestants, Roman Catholics, and Eastern
Orthodox. The split between the Roman Catholic Church (the church
in the West) and the Orthodox churches (the Church in the East)
Catholic Tradition" - what does that mean?
Today, on a global perspective, all Christian churches generally fall
into one of three groups: Protestants, Roman Catholics, and Eastern
Orthodox. The split between the Roman Catholic Church (the church
in the West) and the Orthodox churches (the Church in the East)
happened in the year 1054.
The Church in the West
was further split apart as a
result of the Reformation in
the 16th century. Today,
there are more than 36,000
Christian denominations in
the world. This terrible
division is confronted and
challenged by Christ's
words, spoken the night
before He died:
The Church in the West
was further split apart as a
result of the Reformation in
the 16th century. Today,
there are more than 36,000
Christian denominations in
the world. This terrible
division is confronted and
challenged by Christ's
words, spoken the night
before He died:
Growing harmony between West and East:
Pope John Paul II and the Romanian
Orthodox Patriarch Theoktist wave to the
crowd after an Orthodox Mass in Bucharest
in 1999
Pope John Paul II and the Romanian
Orthodox Patriarch Theoktist wave to the
crowd after an Orthodox Mass in Bucharest
in 1999
The signing of the Joint Declaration
on the Doctrine of Justification (JDDJ)
in 1999 marked a major milestone in
Lutheran - Roman Catholic relations.
on the Doctrine of Justification (JDDJ)
in 1999 marked a major milestone in
Lutheran - Roman Catholic relations.
When Father Martin Luther, an
Augustinian monk, a priest and
professor of theology in 16th
century Germany started the
process that became a movement
of global proportions, he was well
aware of Christ's wish for unity. In
the early stages of the Reformation,
Luther could not anticipate that his
(and others') ideas would lead to a
further split of the Church. He did
not intend a split or the beginning of
a new church. He wanted to reform
the church of his time.
Augustinian monk, a priest and
professor of theology in 16th
century Germany started the
process that became a movement
of global proportions, he was well
aware of Christ's wish for unity. In
the early stages of the Reformation,
Luther could not anticipate that his
(and others') ideas would lead to a
further split of the Church. He did
not intend a split or the beginning of
a new church. He wanted to reform
the church of his time.
Lutheran Evangelical Catholics stress the fact that Luther's intention
was merely to "repair what he felt was broken". They consider
themselves "Catholics in exile" who live in a temporary separation from
their mother church, the Roman Catholic Church. They actively pursue
Christ's wish for unity, working towards a visible union with the Church
and the Bishop of Rome. They realize that all three churches, the
Protestants, the Roman Catholics, and the Eastern Orthodox have to
bend, in order to become one again, and they want to do their part. They
realize that love and humility are the keys to unity. They focus on that
which unites us, rather than that which divides us.
More detailed information about our congregation is provided through
the links on the left and right sides of the screen.
was merely to "repair what he felt was broken". They consider
themselves "Catholics in exile" who live in a temporary separation from
their mother church, the Roman Catholic Church. They actively pursue
Christ's wish for unity, working towards a visible union with the Church
and the Bishop of Rome. They realize that all three churches, the
Protestants, the Roman Catholics, and the Eastern Orthodox have to
bend, in order to become one again, and they want to do their part. They
realize that love and humility are the keys to unity. They focus on that
which unites us, rather than that which divides us.
More detailed information about our congregation is provided through
the links on the left and right sides of the screen.
Our Calendar:
Our Calendar:
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| Christ Lutheran Church - ALCC 177 East Main Street, Stevensville, MD 21666 Church Office: 237 Chatham Lane, Annapolis, MD 21403 Tel: (410) 268-1858, Fax: (410) 268-1858 E-mail: info@christalcc.org |
This Sunday at 11 a.m.,
afterwards Coffee Hour
Sacrament of
Reconciliation on Fridays
between 2 and 4 pm or by
appointment
afterwards Coffee Hour
Sacrament of
Reconciliation on Fridays
between 2 and 4 pm or by
appointment
Sunday School at 10 a.m.
Next Holy Mass: